The autumn rain is rustling, and its warmth carries a chilling air.

The rain poured down the glazed tiles in a straight line, and the crackling and noisy sound made people feel irritated.

Zhen Huan held her waist with her hands and paced back and forth in the palace.

My father has been in prison for five days, but there is no news from the previous dynasty.

Wen Shichu was unexpectedly transferred to the Old Summer Palace at this critical juncture, and now the person who is taking care of her during her pregnancy is Song Yuanpan of the Imperial Hospital.

Sister Mei went to ask the Queen Mother for help, but the Queen Mother was in poor health and could not help.

She went to the Yangxin Palace again, but did not even see the emperor.

The only solution now is to save yourself.

Spread the paper, grind, ponder, and pick up the pen all in one go.

A letter recalling past affection, praising the emperor's achievements and earnestly requesting an audience with the emperor was completed.

"Jinxi, give this letter to Eunuch Su, and ask him to present it to the emperor personally."

Zhen Huan had long been aware of Su Peisheng's secret care for Jinxi, and had handed the matter over to Jinxi to handle. Su Peisheng would definitely present the letter for her sake.

After the rain cleared, Jinxi successfully delivered the letter to Su Peisheng.

After receiving the letter, Su Peisheng thought for a while. The emperor's mood in the past few days did not look amiss from his expression, but Su Peisheng had served him for many years and was still keenly aware of the suppressed anger in his heart.

Su Peisheng has been extremely cautious on duty these days, fearing that any carelessness would lead to punishment from the emperor.

If it was the day before yesterday, he might not have dared to present the letter, but these past two days, the four-year-old Princess Wen Yi has been clamoring for the Emperor to teach her how to write and read. The Emperor has always loved Wen Yi, and he likes his daughter's approach to him even more, so he naturally met her small request.

Su Peisheng tilted his ear and listened to the noise in the hall.

All I heard was a childish voice reciting in a raised voice:

"When chaos first began, the universe was founded. The light and clear air rose up to become the sky, while the turbid air descended and descended..."

The girl's voice sounded proud at first, then slowly began to sound guilty, and finally stuttered.

At this time, the emperor's gentle and smiling voice came: "The heavy and turbid air condenses downwards to form the earth."

The little child was encouraged, and his voice suddenly became cheerful again, and he began to recite word by word with the emperor.

Su Peisheng heard from outside that the emperor was in a good mood. Besides, with Princess Wen Yi around, the emperor would definitely think of Concubine Wan's unborn child. There was a 50% chance that this letter would be read by the emperor.

Su Peisheng was right, but he overlooked Cao Qinmo's reaction, or rather, he underestimated Cao Qinmo's role.

He bowed carefully and entered the hall.

Inside the palace, the emperor held Wen Yi on his lap, holding a copy of "Youxue Qionglin", and corrected Wen Yi's mistakes word by word.

Concubine Shen sat quietly on the other side of the couch, watching the interaction between father and daughter with a smile.

Hearing Su Peisheng coming in, the emperor asked him directly without even looking up:

"What's up?"

Su Peisheng had a cautious smile on his face and spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, Empress Wan Fei of Yongshou Palace has a letter to present. I dare not withhold it. Please read it."

The emperor's eyes darkened upon hearing this, but he still held Wen Yi tightly, and just glanced at the table: "Put it there, I'll take a look later."

Seeing that the emperor agreed to keep the letter, Su Peisheng felt relieved, finally completing Jinxi's request.

Since Su Peisheng came in, Cao Qinmo had a gentle smile on her face but didn't say a word.

When he approached, Cao Qinmo nodded slightly to Su Peisheng and greeted him.

Su Peisheng's movements were quite graceful. He placed the letter in the center of the table facing the emperor. After placing it there, he did not leave in a hurry, but stood aside with his hands hanging down.

It was hard not to see the conspicuous words "The Emperor's Personal Letter" on the envelope. The emperor looked at the familiar font and paused in instructing Wen Yi to read.

Wen Yi was interrupted while reading. She looked up and asked sweetly, "Father Emperor, are you going to be busy?"

The emperor looked at her pure and clean eyes full of admiration and trust for him, and his heart softened immediately. He lowered his head and rubbed Wen Yi's forehead:

"What did you learn just now?"

Wen Yi tapped the book with her white and tender fingers and said softly, "Feng, I won't do that later."

The emperor's voice became gentler: "When the wind rises, the stone swallows fly... Remember that?"

Seeing this, Su Peisheng decided not to stay in the hall any longer and quietly retreated.

In less than half an hour, Wen Yi had fluently recited the first volume of "Youxue Qionglin".

Her performance made the emperor a little proud, and his children were always good.

He tapped Wen Yi's nose affectionately:

"Are you hungry? Ama asked them to make you pea yellow, mung bean cake, and chrysanthemum crisps. Would you like to ask Mammy to take you to eat some?"

When she heard that there were cakes that she liked, Wen Yi's big eyes instantly filled with smiles. She slid down from the emperor's knees obediently and bowed in a proper manner to express her gratitude:

"Thank you, Father Emperor. I will go right away."

After Wen Yi left, the emperor stretched his thigh which was sore from being pressed.

Upon seeing this, Cao Qinmo quickly squatted down and gently tapped the emperor's legs.

The emperor was still immersed in the joyful atmosphere of teaching just now. The joy of having a daughter growing up in his family made him unable to help but speak: "Yes, this child is as studious as me."

He praised two people with one sentence, so Cao Qinmo smiled happily and complimented:

"I am not well educated and always worried that I could not teach the princess well. Now, with the emperor watching, I can finally put my worries to rest. With the emperor's teaching, the princess will surely be well-educated and well-mannered in the future, and live up to the royal style."

She deliberately flattered the emperor by saying that he was a famous teacher, and the emperor's mouth corners also slightly raised:

"My daughter is certainly not bad. She is so eager to learn that next spring, she can go to the South Third Institute to study with her brothers and sisters."

Cao Qinmo was stunned. This way, she would have less time to meet Wen Yi every day.

The emperor seemed to see her reluctance: "A loving mother often spoils her child. I know you feel sorry for Wen Yi's hard work in school. For girls, I don't ask them to learn the strategies of governing the country and pacifying the world like my brother, but at least they should be able to understand the truth, distinguish right from wrong, and know the overall situation, instead of living in a muddle-headed way. All these must be learned from books."

Having said this, Cao Qinmo didn't dare to object anymore. She glanced at the letter on the table and said softly:

"Your Majesty loves the princess more than I do, so he has such long-term thoughts. I am shallow and uneducated, and I have always envied those with outstanding talents and knowledge. Let's not talk about the distant past. Take Concubine Wan for example. She is very famous in the palace for her cleverness and eloquence. Even the former Imperial Noble Concubine praised her several times for her talent as the top female scholar."

As soon as he said this, he seemed to realize that he had said something wrong and quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was thinking about the past and said something I didn't want to say. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The emperor looked down coldly at Cao Qinmo who bowed her head and confessed her guilt:

"It's okay. What past events are you thinking about?"

Seeing that the emperor did not blame her, Cao Qinmo boldly said:

"I just remembered that the Imperial Concubine gossiped with me that the Emperor and Concubine Wan met to play a drama of a talented scholar and a beautiful woman. The Emperor treats Concubine Wan so differently, why not give Concubine Wan a chance, so that she won't be worried all day long."

Before Cao Qinmo finished speaking, the emperor's face slowly turned pale. Yes, he had met Zhen Huan in the Imperial Garden under the name of Prince Guo, but was exposed on the spot by Concubine Hua. She did say such sarcastic words about the talented man and the beautiful woman at that time.

Recalling the past and thinking about the present, the emperor could no longer conceal the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time. He said in a deep voice to Cao Qinmo to take Wen Yi away first.

Then he summoned Zhen Huan to the Yangxin Palace to see the emperor.

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